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Posted inLocal News

Chinook fishery to open with new restrictions

Will Steinfeld - Chilkat Valley News by Will Steinfeld - Chilkat Valley News June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has added new restrictions to local king salmon sport fishing ahead of the fishery’s first opening in nearly a decade. The Chilkat River king salmon, also known as chinook, run has long been closed after a sharp decrease in the run’s population that began about 15 years ago. […]

A humpback whale breaching near Shelter Island in Southeast Alaska. Snowcapped mountains in the background.
Posted inCommentary

Spring Migration in the Upper Lynn Canal

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News May 3, 2026May 3, 2026
Posted inNews, Salmon

Biologists forecast a reduced Alaska commercial salmon harvest

Yereth Rosen - Alaska Beacon by Yereth Rosen - Alaska Beacon April 27, 2026April 27, 2026
Troll fishing boats hauled out on a grid, presumably for repair.
Posted inLocal News, Wildlife, Economy

Chinook harvest limits to be almost 40% lower than ‘24

Anna Laffrey - Daily Sitka Sentinel by Anna Laffrey - Daily Sitka Sentinel April 7, 2025April 7, 2025
(File photo/Chilkat Valley News) A family fishes on the Chilkoot River un 2021.
Posted inLocal News, Salmon

Fish board increases the sport fishing share of king salmon in Southeast

Molly Dischner - Chilkat Valley News by Molly Dischner - Chilkat Valley News February 15, 2025February 15, 2025

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